Description
The Louis Christian Mullgardt collection consists of specifications and drawings for the Evans residence in Mill Valley, drawings
and a photograph of the Court of the Ages (from the Panama Pacific International Exposition), drawings of a commercial building
in Honolulu, and photographs of an unidentified residence in Piedmont, California. The collection also includes photographs
and photocopies of specifications and correspondence for the Stevens residence in San Jose. These documents are reference
copies of privately held materials, and the Environmental Design Archives does not hold copyright on the records.
Background
Louis Christian Mullgardt was born in Washington, Missouri in 1866. At fifteen years old, Mullgardt apprenticed with architectural
firms in St. Louis. Six years later, he went to work for the firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge in Boston, Massachusetts,
where he worked on plans for Stanford University. In 1889, Mullgardt enrolled as a special student at Harvard College for
a brief period of formal training that was cut short by illness after a semester. By 1891, he was back to work in Chicago
for Henry Ives Cobb, where Mullgardt was responsible for the exterior of the Newbury Library and detailing the Fisheries Building
at the World Columbian Exposition.
Extent
7 Linear Feet:
25 rolls, 3 FF
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
Availability
Collection is open for research.